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EPSRC Reference: GR/M26633/01
Title: ADVANCED CAMERA TECHNOLOGY IN VISUAL ERGONOMICS (ACTIVE)
Principal Investigator: Ricketts, Professor IW
Other Investigators:
McKenna, Professor SJ
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Daewoo Motor Co Ltd Pre Nexus Migration Vision Dynamics Ltd
Department: School of Computing
Organisation: University of Dundee
Scheme: LINK
Starts: 01 March 1999 Ends: 30 September 2002 Value (£): 137,653
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Control Engineering
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Manufacturing Electronics
Information Technologies Transport Systems and Vehicles
Related Grants:
GR/M26442/01
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The project aims to design, develop and evalauate a new in-vehicle control system using advanced digital technology and minature cameras which will replace current in-vehicle controls such as In Car Entertainment (ICE), climate and non-safety critical controls. The consortium comprises a mixture of academic, small and medium enterprise companies and a large enterprise company who will work closely together in the development of the system proposed over a period of three years.It is proposed that a digital system is developed which will detect the driver's hand/finger position and then use this information to initiate the controls. This approach will utilise digital cameras and image processing. The control positions will be indicated on a virtual dashboard using LCD technology thus offering fully configurable layout coupled with inexpensive manufacturing and installation. To role of the Dept of Applied Computing at the University of Dundee will be the design and development of the software providing the virtual dashboard.Keywords describing areas of proposalTransport, Manufacturing, Electronics, Instrumentation, Software Engineering
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